| Name: | entopterygoid |
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| Synonyms: | endopterygoid, mesopterygoid |
| Definition: | The entopterygoid is a dermal bone that forms the anteroventral and ventral surface of the orbit. It develops as a long sliver of bone developing in the membrane dorsomedial to the palatoquadrate cartilage (3.8 mm NL). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000657] |
| Name: | bone morphogenesis |
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| Definition: | The process in which bones are generated and organized. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060349] QuickGO AmiGO |